My earliest hobby recollections were from the late 70's. Back then, I had 9 pocket, side-loading pages, made from good old PVC...practically guaranteed to turn yellow over a relatively short time. I also had pages to fit 1952-56 Topps.
I don't remeber seeing penny sleeves and top loaders until the very early 80's. I believe a '52 Mantle sold at auction for $3,000 in or around 1980 and started the collecting boom that soon saw Card Shops opening up everywhere. Larger selection of supplies following soon thereafter makes sense to me.
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Eric Perry
Currently collecting:
T206 (136/524)
1956 Topps Baseball (198/342)
"You can observe a lot by just watching."
- Yogi Berra
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